challenger vs ferrari GTP

[RD]

not doing anymore tonight.. no need for a higher post count like bronzy hehe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4dpsC8eVE&feature=related

[69bronzeT5]

not doing anymore tonight.. no need for a higher post count like bronzy hehe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D4dpsC8eVE&feature=related

From the video, it sounded like a modded but mostly stock Challenger. Then I saw some pics of it and omg, they killed that thing. You cant even tell its a Challenger

[Brock Samson]

where'd ya' se the pics, i was assuming it was the Posey T/A, sure handeled that course nice,.. sure looks like FUN!.. 
i saw 164 on the MPH.

[69bronzeT5]

Yea, the car deffintley has a nice sound and handled very well but I just dont like the looks of it.

[Brock Samson]

wow that is radical,.. where'd the pics come from?

[69bronzeT5]

You ask, you receive

http://glennbunch.com/#Dodge

[Brock Samson]

well this explains a lot...



tHANKS cODY 

[69bronzeT5]

Wow!!!!!!! . That is one nice engine!!!!!!!! One thing I dont get though....why does the rear wing say 'Dodge trucks'?

[Brock Samson]

probably pays the bills that way...
that's really something i haven't seen a fuel injected hemi on a road car since the Indy car pics...
i see allot of pics on the site but not a lot of tech info.. that's one site i'm gonna be looking at more in the future..

it's had some different looks over the years Cody,.. I think it's AWESOME!




here's the scoop..

"Looking back through the archives, it looks like I did not run any races in 1977. I rebuilt totaled Sonetts for their owners, and always had some sort of money making project going. On weekends mostly and evenings, a friend and I, Powell Hughes, were designing and building an AAGT car from scratch. I had thought about building a simple, lightweight Corvette with a solid rear axle, but upstaging Greenwood would have been hard to do, and besides, if I did not, I would have been just another Corvette. Staying up with Phil Currin hour after hour would have been a trick too. I needed an advantage. It is interesting to note that Phil actually ran more races than Greenwood did, and was the GTO IMSA Champion one year, which, I believe, Greenwood never was, he just did not get as much attention. Therefore, I decided to do them all in. The only american engine to ever impress me was the 426 Hemi. Even in the sixties I always wanted one in a 2500 pound, balanced car. I knew that the 426 Hemi was stronger and heavier than the Chevrolet engines, but it had a better chance of running with the 935 Turbo Porsches in a light car. I was also hoping IMSA would allow turbo charging on big blocks. Then I would have the best engine in the series. I called Petty Engineering and asked Maurice Petty if the extra weight of the Hemi over a 440 was worth the penalty. He excitedly said " take the Hemi ,take the Hemi and put 100 pounds in the rear bumper to make up for it". He was amazed that there was still some place where a Hemi could still be raced. In order to use a Hemi, I had to use a large bodied car like the Challenger and make all of the body panels myself. If it ran well , it would be a crowd favorite and therefore more likely to get a sponsor, so a Dodge it would be. Photos 21 and 22 show the first completed chassis and suspension that was entirely custom built. It took a lot of time to design and make the A arms etc. and decide on the geometry for the entire chassis."

alot more on the site... 

           http://glennbunch.com/#Dodge

[moparstuart]

well this explains a lot...



tHANKS cODY 

rear half of the car looks like a 68 camaro

[kab69440]

That car friggin' ROCKS! How much do you suppose it will cost to do that to my '69? WOW!

[Johnny Daytona]

Seeing that car reminds me of a car that Pete Hamiliton and Ray Stonkus built for the modify race at Daytona in 75 or 76. They took the original MULE chalenger Kit car and fitted a superbird nose cone to it. The car was finnished and Nascar found out about it and called and said not to bring it.  I saw it and it was radical. It never got outside the shop before being cut apart. I Am sure that no pictures exists either, unless Pete has some.

[aussiemuscle]

You cant even tell its a Challenger

the grille is the only give away. Sounds totally awesome. enjoyed that video, thanks RD.

[69bronzeT5]

it's had some different looks over the years Cody,.. I think it's AWESOME!

I'm not a big fan of it...especially the verison that I posted but I dont mind this version. Even though the nose is missing, it looks cool.

[Steve P.]

well this explains a lot...

What?? Doesn't it look like this under your hood, Brock??

[Brock Samson]

yeah.. mines just like that only black.. 

[Ghoste]

And your interiors different.

[Brock Samson]

yeah.. mines an S.E.

[Brock Samson]

bump

[Aero426]

Amazing that the Challenger is still under development to make it go faster with new bodywork in 2010.